Beyond subculture : pop, youth, and identity in a postcolonial world / Rupa Huq.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : youth culture at the turn of the century -- 1. Rethinking subculture : a critique for the twenty-first century -- 2. Age and culture : diversifying discourses beyond subculture -- 3. Theorising youth pop music meanings, production and consumption beyond subculture -- 4. World in motion : bhangra, post-bhangra and rai as second generation sounds in inauthentic times -- 5. Deconstructing difference in dance music : subculture and club culture at the turn of the century -- 6. Selling, selling out or resisting dominant discourses? : rap and the uses of hip-hop culture -- 7. White noise : identity and nation in grunge, Britpop and beyond -- 8. Conclusion : rethinking youth and pop beyond subculture.

"Drawing on first hand case studies and interviews with musicians and producers, including Talvin Singh and Noel Gallagher, Rupa Huq re-examines the link between music and subcultures. As youth culture becomes more diverse and the effects of globalisation become stronger, the late twentieth-century definition of 'Generation X' is becoming redundant."--BOOK JACKET.